Exam 1: What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?

 Naomi Eisenberger and her colleagues are interested in whether or not brain activity correlates with feelings of social rejection. If you were advising Dr. Eisenberger, which technology would you recommend for her study?

 Fraternal twins typically have about _________ percent of their genes in common.

 During the process of mummification, early Egyptians discarded the

 Dr. Jones argues that higher levels of the brain inhibit aggressive impulses originating in lower levels of the brain. It is likely that Dr. Jones has been most directly influenced in her thinking by the work of

 Trepanation is a(an)

 Experiments in which the cortices of rabbits and dogs were stimulated electrically were carried out by

 Permanent lesions are usually produced by applying

 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) requires

 Hemoglobin's magnetic properties change when it is

 Drugs that cause psychoactive effects

 In order to study the visual cortex of animals, Mountcastle, Hubel, and Wiesel used which of the following technologies?

 Traditionally, electroencephalography (EEG) is most commonly used to study

 Repeated rTMS appears to be a promising treatment for which of the following psychological disorders?

 A red area in a PET scan typically indicates that the area is showing ________ activity.

 Microdialysis can be used to assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.

 CT scanning is based on

 Which of the following contemporary technologies was previewed by nineteenth century physiologist Angelo Mosso's work with patients who had head injuries?

 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) takes advantage of the fact that compared with less active neurons, more active neurons require greater amounts of

 Matthew's parents are concerned about the possibility that he might have either a hearing loss or autism spectrum disorder, as he has not learned to speak and is not responsive to their efforts to speak to him. Which of the following technologies might assist Matthew's physician in making an accurate diagnosis?

 Dr. Campos is studying variations of intelligence among children living in a very affluent community, in which most parents are college educated and schools are highly ranked. It is likely that using this relatively homogeneous group of participants will distort Dr. Campos's results by